Monday
32.5-hour week delayed until September 2024
The DfE said today it has delayed the ‘expectation’ of a 32.5-hour week by a year ‘in recognition of the pressures facing schools’
Review of the year: what happened in schools in 2022-23
We take you through Tes’ biggest stories, most important analyses and most read teaching and learning articles of the past academic year
Sunday
Do neutral colours lead to calmer classrooms?
Brightly coloured displays are said to overstimulate pupils, so should you choose neutrals when refreshing your classroom walls? Clare Cook looks at the evidence
Sir Martyn Oliver to be next Ofsted chief inspector
Outwood Grange Academies chief executive is the government’s choice to be the next chief inspector of schools
Friday
Teacher shortage: Low pay risking education quality, STRB warns
Action is needed ‘sooner rather than later’ to fix the recruitment crisis, the teacher pay review body has warned
Balancing budgets and attendance top governor challenges
A new annual survey from the National Governance Association reveals the pressures and priorities facing the sector
MPs call for DfE answers on RAAC and asbestos in schools
DfE’s most senior civil servant apologises after asbestos was found during school demolition work resulting in building closure
Keegan backs heads driving absent pupils to school ‘if necessary’
Gillian Keegan said headteachers had a ‘duty’ to get children to school in a TV interview, but heads’ union says comments were ‘unhelpful’
Non-specialist maths teachers need more CPD, says Ofsted
The inspectorate says the struggle to recruit and retain maths specialists is a challenge for many schools
Ofsted: 8 findings on history teaching
The inspectorate says the erosion of history as a subject has been reversed
5 ways to scale SEND best practice across a trust
How do you expand SEND best practice across all the schools in a MAT? Simon Creasey looks at how different organisations are innovating to ensure inclusivity
